![]() ![]() Chbosky makes several references to other literary works, films and pop culture in general.Īlthough Chbosky's first book was a commercial success, it was banned in some American schools for its content and received mixed reviews from literary critics. The novel addresses themes permeating adolescence, including introversion, sexuality and drug use. Intelligent beyond his years, he is an unconventional thinker as the story begins, the reader learns that Charlie is also shy and unpopular.Ĭhbosky took five years to develop and publish The Perks of Being a Wallflower, creating the characters and other aspects of the story from his own memories. Set in the early 1990s, the novel follows Charlie through his freshman year of high school in a Pittsburgh suburb. ![]() Its narrator is an introverted teenager known as Charlie, who describes his experiences in a series of letters to an anonymous stranger. The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a coming-of-age epistolary novel by American writer Stephen Chbosky which was first published on Februby Pocket Books. For the film of the same name, see The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film). ![]()
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